JC_LS320
Jefferson City, MO   Mon June 22, 2009   MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News

Fruitland- Fruitland Livestock Auction
Monthly Sheep and Goat Report for 5/19/2009
 
Receipts:  745    Last Month:  805    Year Ago:  795

******Sheep and goat sale is on the third Friday of the month at 10:00 am******

******(All goats at Fruitland will now be sold per hundred weight.)*************

   Compared to last month, feeder lambs sold 40.00 lower; slaughter lambs sold 
20.00 lower; slaughter ewes sold 2.00 lower; slaughter rams sold 2.00 lower. 
Billies traded 1.00 higher, nannies sold 5.00 higher, kids sold 10.00 lower and 
few yearlings sold 5.00 higher; Demand and supply light.   Sheep made up 
approximately 58 percent of the offering, 42 percent goats. Sheep and goats are 
priced on a per hundred weight basis.

   Slaughter lambs:  Choice 2-3   40-68 lbs 94.00-104.00; fancy 59-61 lbs 
108.00-110.00; 70-78 lbs 105.00-107.50; 80-100 lbs 100.00-103.00. 

   Feeder lambs:  Medium and Large 1-2   35-48 lbs 82.00-90.00.

   Slaughter ewes:  Utility and Good 1-3   few woolen 137-225 lbs 42.00-47.00,
Cull 108-170 lbs 31.00-35.00.  Hair:  Scarce:

   Slaughter rams:  few 135-185 lbs 43.00-46.00

    Replacement ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2   Scarce:

   Goats: **********All goats price per Hundred weight***************

   Kids:  Selection 1   46-48 lbs 121.00-130.00 per cwt; 50-54 lbs 111.00-112.50 
per cwt.   Selection 2   40-55 lbs 101.00-112.50 per cwt.   Selection 3 pkg 48 
lbs 91.00 per cwt.  Pygmy: pkg 48 lbs 97.50

   Yearlings Selection 1-2 few 80-88 lbs 87.50-97.50 per cwt.

  Does/Nannies:  Selection 2-3, 90-150 lbs 55.00-67.50 per cwt.   Pygmy: 36-48 
lbs 65.00-71.00 per cwt.

   Billies:  Bulk medium flesh 88-130 lbs 71.00-80.00 per cwt. Replacement 
Billies Scarce:

   Replacement Classes:  Selection 1-2 Doe Yearlings, 85-105 lbs 75.00-80.00 
per cwt.   Does/Nannies:  Selection 1-2 93-160 lbs 72.50-80.00 per cwt.    
Selection 3 78-93 lbs 54.00-61.00 per cwt.   Milking Nannies  Scarce:   Nannies 
with kids few large 110.00-125.00 per pair.

   Stocker/Feeder Kids:  Selection 1 few 20-28 lbs 107.00-112.00.   Selection 1-
2 25-38 lbs 61.00-66.00 per cwt.   Selection 2-3 pkg 35 lbs 52.50 per cwt.


Source: Missouri Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Fruitland MO 
         Dennis Nagel, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
         24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS320.txt
 
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